ELECTRONIC dance music (EDM) has long had a following in Sarawak, but recent festival-scale efforts have given the genre greater visibility beyond club spaces. Although rave festivals were not entirely new to the state, they were few and far between. For years, the scene was sustained primarily through nightlife venues
BAU: A driver was issued a traffic summons after a video showing a vehicle making an illegal turn along Jalan Bau-Serikin went viral on social media. Bau traffic investigation and enforcement division (BSPT) said the dashcam recording, uploaded on the Sarawak Road Update Facebook page, showed a Toyota Hilux single
KUCHING: Immigration officers detained 40 undocumented foreign nationals during enforcement operations at several workers’ quarters in Samarahan and Sejingkat late Friday night (March 6). The operations, carried out by the Kuching Enforcement Division, involved 30 immigration officers and targeted workers’ accommodation provided by employers at construction sites. During the raid,
MUKAH: Police here arrested a 31-year-old local woman, suspected of being involved in online gambling activities, during a raid in Jalan Tapang, Pekan Selangau, on Thursday (March 5). Mukah police chief, DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias, said the suspect was detained by a team from the district Criminal Investigation Division at
KUCHING: A man previously reported missing in Serian was safely reunited with his family after he was found wandering in the city and later handed over to police by a security guard. The man was brought to the Sungai Maong Police Station at about 11.15 pm on Thursday (March 5)
SRI AMAN: A nine-year-old boy was killed in a house fire that destroyed a two-storey semi-permanent home at Taman Sentosa Indah RPR Phase 1 here early this morning (Mar 7). The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firefighters from the Sri Aman station were dispatched after receiving a distress
BAU: A 40-year-old housewife lost RM4,000 after falling victim to a non-existent online investment scheme promoted through Instagram. Bau police chief Supt Mohd Haide A. Rahman said the victim lodged a police report at 9.52 am on Friday (Mar 6). He said the victim received a call from an unknown
SARATOK: Two young local men, aged 22 and 23, were arrested in an anti-drug operation by the district police task force at Ladang Sawit SALCRA Pagan here on Thursday (March 5). Saratok district police chief DSP Mathew Manggie said the arrests were made at about 2.30 pm following information from
SERIAN: Sarawak is seeking to strengthen its capacity to manage and develop the state’s deep-sea fishing sector, particularly in expanding operations and improving industry participation. Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom, said the state already has the authority to issue Category C2 deep-sea
KUCHING: Borneo Highland Orchard has begun producing button mushrooms at its cultivation facility in Sarawak, with output exceeding 2,300 kilogrammes (kg) within a three-month growing cycle. Eco Farm Solutions Sdn Bhd’s Manager, Izzy Ng, said the mushroom cultivation plant started operations in December last year. She said the facility is